Sunday, October 13, 2024

Gita reflection Ch 14 verses 14 & 15

13th October 2024


Everyone is fearful of the uncertainties of life, and death is one of them. There is no way of knowing where the soul will travel after death.

Lord Krishna assures that when a soul undergoes death while sattva is exclusively predominant, it attains the pure and higher worlds. This is a direct instruction from the Lord: practice all spiritual disciplines regularly to maintain sattva.

What happens if one dies while Rajas is predominant? The soul will be born among people attached to activity. When there is a lack of inclination for self-knowledge or devotion to God, the natural tendency is to engage in actions that fulfill desires. This momentum continues after leaving the present body as well.

Similarly, when one dies while tamas predominates, the soul will take birth among the lower species that remain ignorant and inactive.

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